The week ahead in state and local government: March 10 to March 14

Erika Donalds speaks to the Collier County School Board on Oct. 16, 2013.

Katherine Rosenberg

Here's a look at some of the events and major state and Southwest Florida government meetings that could generate news reports in the coming week:

Monday

■ The Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District will hold its meeting at 5 p.m. at 27701 Bonita Grande Drive, Bonita Springs. Board members will discuss the transport issue with the certificate of public convenience and necessity.

■ The Senate Gaming Committee will consider a proposal (SB 668), filed by Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, that would seek to clear up questions about a law approved last year that put Internet cafes out of business. Amusement arcades have been concerned that the law could inadvertently affect the games they offer. It starts at 2:30 p.m., 110 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.

■ The Senate Criminal Justice Committee will take up a bill (SB 968), filed by Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, that would allow school principals or superintendents to designate trained employees who could carry guns on school campuses or in district administrative buildings. It starts at 4 p.m., 37 Senate Office Building, the Capitol.

■ Political candidates and committees face a Monday deadline for filing campaign-finance reports for February.

Tuesday

■ The city of Naples Community Services Advisory Board will meet at 8:30 a.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 735 Eighth St. S. Board members will discuss the city's recreation facilities.

■ Collier County commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in commission chambers, third floor, Collier County Government Center, 3299 U.S. 41 E. Commissioners will discuss the county's annual financial report and a proposal to rescind the current sea wall ordinance and replace it with a new ordinance that would establish funding for sea walls countywide.

■ Lee County commissioners will meet as the Lee County Port Authority at 9:30 a.m. at the Training and Conference Center, 15924 Air Cargo Lane, Fort Myers. On the agenda: Approval of a $7.2 million Florida Department of Transportation grant for the design and construction of an airport traffic control tower at Southwest Florida International Airport.

■ The Lee County School Board will hold a briefing meeting at 2 p.m. at the Lee County Public Education Center, 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Board members will discuss the district's strategic plan and its policy on investment funds. The board's regular meeting will follow at 6 p.m. and members are scheduled to discuss the approval of two charter schools — one middle and one high school.

■ The Collier County School Board will hold its regular meeting at 4 p.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Administrative Center, 5775 Osceola Drive. Board members are scheduled to discuss moving sixth-grade students in Immokalee from the elementary schools back to Immokalee Middle School.

■ The Senate will hold a morning session and is expected to consider a proposal (SB 860), filed by Sen. Thad Altman, R-Viera, that has been dubbed the Florida GI Bill. It includes steps to increase educational aid and job assistance for veterans and National Guard members. Also, the Senate is expected to take up a bill (SB 224), filed by Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, that would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. It starts at 9:30 a.m., Senate chamber, the Capitol.

■ The Florida House will hold an afternoon session and take up a package of bills aimed at toughening laws dealing with sexual predators and sexual offenders. It starts at 3 p.m., House chamber, the Capitol.

Wednesday

■ The Florida House will hold an afternoon session. It starts at 3:30 p.m., House chamber, the Capitol.

■ The Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee will consider three significant bills, including a measure (SB 1148) that would hold down tuition in the university system. The bill would eliminate inflation-based tuition increases and also reduce what are known as "differential" tuition increases that could be as high as 15 percent. It starts at 9 a.m., 412 Knott Building, the Capitol.

Thursday

■ The Collier County Hearing Examiner will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. in conference room 610 at the Growth Management Division Building, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive. During the hearing, Larry Pronovost of the Infilaw Corp. is asking for a variance to increase the number of signs on the American Momentum Building, 8625 U.S. 41 N.

■ The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to release its weekly opinions.

Friday

■ The Estero Council of Community Leaders will hold its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Friday in the Estero Community Park Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd, Estero. Conservancy of Southwest Florida President and CEO Rob Moher is to be the guest speaker. In addition, the ECCL board will update members on the incorporation referendum process and other community issues.

■ The Collier County Metropolitan Planning Organization will meet at 9 a.m. in commission chambers, third floor, Collier County Government Center, 3299 U.S. 41 E. The MPO will discuss community outreach efforts to determine the undertaking of a Golden Gate walkable community study.

■ The Naples Area Board of Realtors is expected to release homes sales figures for February.